Tag: Vaccination

• Friday, November 19th 2021 - 09:18 UTC

  Israeli-developed oral COVID-19 vaccine strikes deal with Mexican lab

  

  Pharmaceutical companies from Israel and Mexico have announced an oral vaccine against COVID-19 is to be marketed across Latin America shortly.

• Friday, November 19th 2021 - 08:58 UTC

  Merkel announces tougher restrictions for Germany's unvaxxed

  

  The German Government has announced restrictions are to be imposed on those unvaccinated against COVID-19 in an attempt to curb the current fourth wave.

• Thursday, November 18th 2021 - 08:29 UTC

  German Chancellor says COVID-19 situation is critical

  

  Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel Wednesday said the COVID-19 crisis in her country was reaching “dramatic” levels.

• Tuesday, November 16th 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  Chile to reopen additional land crossings

  

  The Chilean government Monday announced it will be reopening several land border crossings for nationals and foreigners alike as of Dec. 1, provided certain requirements are met.

• Tuesday, November 16th 2021 - 09:08 UTC

  Peru extends vaccination mandates for indoor spaces and domestic travel

  

  The Government of Peru has decided people over 18 years of age who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 will be banned from closed public places as of Monday. The measures include shopping malls, restaurants and banks.

• Saturday, November 13th 2021 - 09:09 UTC

  Colombian authorities say more vaccination is needed as number of COVID-19 cases soars

  

  Colombian health authorities Friday reported an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases -both of infections and also of deaths- and announced steps to respond accordingly where needed.

• Wednesday, November 10th 2021 - 09:29 UTC

  Vaccination target of 70% of world population remains elusive despite meeting of top UN officials and manufacturers

  

  The heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organization and World Trade Organization held on Tuesday the 2nd High-Level Consultations with the CEOs of leading COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing companies.

• Tuesday, November 9th 2021 - 20:40 UTC

  UK adds brands of COVID-19 vaccines to list of treatments admitted for travelers

  

  Health authorities from the United Kingdom have added Sinovac, Sinopharm Beijing and Covaxin to the list of immunizers to be accepted in order to spare incoming travelers a mandatory quarantine.

• Saturday, November 6th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Germany ponders return to lockdowns amid 4th wave of COVID-19

  

  German health authorities were said Friday to be entertaining the thought of returning to quarantine as a possible response to the growing number of COVID-19 cases.

• Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 19:16 UTC

  Germany going through a “pandemic of the unvaxxed”

  

  Germany's Health Minister Jens Spahn said his country was going through a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” and called for measures to curb the peak of coronavirus cases registered over the past few days.